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Mike Pearson · 12-31-2009, 11:19 AM

Jeff,

Be real careful before you buy the engine. Check to see if it was a saltwater cooled engine. If so the block and heads could be rusted so bad that they would be unusable. I live in florida and have a raw water cooled boat. The corosion is unbelievable. I do not see a heat exchanger in the picture so the engine could have been raw water cooled.

Good Luck on your find.

12-31-2009, 11:19 AM	#8
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 617 Liked 1,943 Times in 584 Posts	Re: Check out my 427 Side Oiler barn find! Jeff, Be real careful before you buy the engine. Check to see if it was a saltwater cooled engine. If so the block and heads could be rusted so bad that they would be unusable. I live in florida and have a raw water cooled boat. The corosion is unbelievable. I do not see a heat exchanger in the picture so the engine could have been raw water cooled. Good Luck on your find. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS